British Grand Prix
John Watson (McLaren) won the 1981 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit.
Circuit Silverstone Circuit
LocationSilverstone, UK
Date18 July 1981
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 68 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | 68 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 64 | Distributor | 0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 64 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | 61 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 59 | Throttle | 0 |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 56 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | 25 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 17 | Distributor | 0 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 15 | Clutch | 0 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Tyre | 0 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | 0 |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | 8 | Spun off | 0 |